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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I don't see the benefit of rushing an 18 year old to the pros when he just had a significant operation on his shoulder.
Let him finish off the last month in the OHL where the average weight of players is closer to 160 pounds than the 200 in the AHL.
Kingston won't be going far this year, so he can join ADK to end the season and playoffs.
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You're exactly right, there really is no benefit. A seasoned pro would be hard pressed to step into the playoff race after such a major injury and succeed. Bennett would be set up to fail if he was thrown into the fire. The last thing the Flames are going to need is passengers if they have ambitions of challenging for the playoffs.
Play out the string in the OHL and join ADK for the playoffs is definitely the best option I can see. At least at that rate he gets time to get himself into game shape in a familiar environment before he takes a big step into pro. The last thing we need is to have him get crunched by someone 50lbs heavier than him right away and get re-injured.